"to report, proclaim, publish, spread abroad, Mt. 9:31; 28:15; Mk. 1:45*"
Definition and meaning
to report, proclaim, publish, spread abroad, Mt. 9:31; 28:15; Mk. 1:45*
In the original Greek the word is written: διαφημίζω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of diaphemizo (G1310) across the King James Bible.
But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.
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Common questions
Strong's G1310 (diaphemizo) is a Greek word that means: to report, proclaim, publish, spread abroad, Mt. 9:31; 28:15; Mk. 1:45* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word diaphemizo (G1310) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1310 is diaphemizo, a Greek word defined as: to report, proclaim, publish, spread abroad, Mt. 9:31; 28:15; Mk. 1:45*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
diaphemizo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.